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Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia can develop heart problems and may also may be susceptible to proarrhythmia, virus-related issues such as fever, stress, electrolyte disturbance and adverse effects from the use of antiviral drugs. We report a transient Brugada-like ECG pattern without ongoing fever in a 57-year-old man, admitted with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia, who did not have syncope or a family history of sudden cardiac death.

Learning points: Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia can develop heart problems.A transient Brugada-like ECG pattern was observed in a non-febrile COVID-19 patient.SARS-CoV-2 may have a direct effect on myocardial ion channels.

Keywords: Brugada pattern; COVID-19; fever; myocardial ion channels.

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Transient Type 1 Brugada Pattern without Ongoing Fever during COVID-19 Pneumonia

^{Division of Cardiology, Dolo Hospital AULSS 3, Venice, Italy}

^{Division of Cardiology, Mestre Ospedale dell’Angelo AULSS 3, Venice, Italy}

^{Corresponding author.}

Received 2020 Jun 14; Accepted 2020 Jun 15.

This article is licensed under a Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0 License

Abstract

Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia can develop heart problems and may also may be susceptible to proarrhythmia, virus-related issues such as fever, stress, electrolyte disturbance and adverse effects from the use of antiviral drugs. We report a transient Brugada-like ECG pattern without ongoing fever in a 57-year-old man, admitted with a diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia, who did not have syncope or a family history of sudden cardiac death.

LEARNING POINTS

Patients with COVID-19 pneumonia can develop heart problems.
A transient Brugada-like ECG pattern was observed in a non-febrile COVID-19 patient.
SARS-CoV-2 may have a direct effect on myocardial ion channels.

Keywords: Brugada pattern, COVID-19, fever, myocardial ion channels

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Conflicts of Interests: The Authors declare that there are no competing interests.

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